Bob, Still whating for you response.

> BOB2 Wrote:

> Advocacy is more than tilting at windmills, it involves careful and deliberate building of
> long term strategies and relationships to be effective. TRAC is doing this.

> BOB2

> Fair enough Bob, so tell us all, just what is it that TRAC is doing? What are they doing in
> support of the High Speed Rail election?

> Just what are the "careful and deliberate building of long term strategies and
> relationships to be effective" that TRAC has been working on?

> What are they doing about improving and expanding
> passenger service to Palm Springs/Indio?
>
> What are they doing about establishing additional
> service on the Coast (Coast Daylight).
>
> What are they doing about getting rail service
> between Bakersfield and LA?
>
> What are they doing in the SMART election in Marin
> & Sonoma Counties?
>
> What are they doing about extending Caltrain
> service across the Dumbarton Corridor or to
> Salinas?
>
> What are they doing about getting added service to
> Reno/Sparks?
>
> What are they doing to establish commuter type
> rail service to Santa Barbara?
>
> What are they doing about increased and improved
> service to Redding from Sacramento?
>
> I could go on, but in each of the items above,
> RailPAC has active task forces working, holding
> meeting, meeting with elected officials etc.
>
> When I attend public meeting I never see a
> represenitive for TRAC, especially since Alan
> Miller left.
>
> I'm not a fan of Richard Tolmach, but when he was
> running the group TRAC was actually doing
> something. Perhaps TRAC should consider hiring
> Bart Reed as Executive Director. Again I'm no
> fan, but at least he does something.

Also regarding SMART & HSR

Are you or TRAC doing anything for SMART? or the High Speed Ballot Measure?

Richard Silver